Day/Date:See Class Activity Details box below.
Overall Unit Title: Puritans
Specific Topic: Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, Act IV
Learning Goal: To understand the events in the play, The Crucible, and to gain an understanding of how and why to begin reading more deeply in an effort to get more out of what we read.
Was there an Opener today? No
If yes, copy and then answer the following question on your Opener/Closer sheet:
# / Class Activity DetailsIf you see a poem, story, excerpt, etc., listed in the activities below, and you do not have a textbook for whatever reason,ALWAYSdo a search on the internet to see if it appears there. Almost everythingwe study in this class
appears somewhere on the internet. / / / /
Was there any work due during this time frame that had been assigned previously? / Complete all notes for
Acts I-IV
Finish reading Act IV / Complete all notes for
Acts I-IV
Finish reading Act IV / Complete all notes for
Acts I-IV
Finish reading Act IV / Complete all notes for
Acts I-IV
Finish reading Act IV
1 / Handed back all notes that have been turned in at this point. If your notes were complete when they were handed in, this would include the following:
- Act I Summ, Obs, Analysis
- Act II Summ, Obs, Analysis
- Deeper Meanings
- Proctor and Christ parallels
- Character Identifications
2 / Act IV Summary, Observations, and Analysis (copied questions) / 11/10 / 11/10 / 11/10 / 11/9
3 / Read Act IV / 11/10
got through:
page 206
line 395 / 11/10
got through:
page 205
line 285 / 11/10
got through:
page 205
line 285 / 11/9
got through:
page 202
line 94
11/10
got through:
page 207
line 433
4 / Discussion of Proctor paralleling Christ: pg. 205, line 270/”Proctor sits like some great bird” (Miller IV. 270). / 11/10 / 11/10 / 11/10 / 11/10
5 / Discussion of Proctor paralleling Christ: pg. 205, line 27/Proctor has been in jail for 3 months. / 11/10 / 11/10 / 11/10 / 11/10
6 / Discussion: Pay special attention to the exchange between Danforth and Proctor that starts on page 210. Think about Proctor and who his foil is, and especially this: if Proctor parallels Christ, then his foil must parallel the Devil.
Discussion of the scene described above: / 11/10
11/11 / 11/10
11/12 / 11/10
11/12 / 11/10
11/12
If you were absent on class day, tutorials are necessary / recommended / unnecessaryfor these number class activities: 1 4-6
How do I get the material that was handed out when I was absent? Report to tutorials.
When are tutorials? Check on Ms. Solomon’s DHS teacher webpage.
Was there a Closer today? No
If yes, copy and then answer the following question on your Opener/Closer sheet:
Were there any assessments assigned/deadlines established? See chart belowand/or continued on next page.
Weight / Assessment Name / 1ABDue Date / 2A
Due Date / 3A
Due Date / 5AB
Due Date
Finish reading Act IV / 11/11 / 11/12 / 11/12 / 11/11
CompleteSummary, Observations, Analysis notes for all acts / 11/11 / 11/12 / 11/12 / 11/11
Complete Deeper Meanings Notes / 11/11 / 11/12 / 11/12 / 11/11
Complete Proctor as Christ-like Figure Notes / 11/11 / 11/12 / 11/12 / 11/11